in jo us patrick dehan, who is with gasbuddy. >> thanks for having mere. >> we're already asea 3 1/2 highs, how much higher do you think we go? >> i think the next couple days, if not by the conclusion of, e say, tuesdayuld be looking at a national average that's $3 a gallon. we are slowly creeping up. though we're talking about the first major summer driving holiday of the year, o wey have three of them. i would expect anyone to cut backut what you may starting to cut back is some of those ho days. some people may be staying closer to home. when we've restin had higher gas prices in the past, it often was not coupled with an economy that is as strong as it isnow. and does that factor into the equation and make people more willing to take on thha higher or p not? >> i think without a doubt,t es to a certain degree. people have t to get the jobs they have, and a lot of this demand, that gas prices are hitting the multiyear highs. what you may see is perhaps less ending as a sidetrack. one less trip out to eat or aying closer to home, but it's going to affect the low andow and mid inco